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The first deployment of updated Covid shots under the Trump administration has been plagued by access issues and misinformation amid confusion and chaos at US health agencies. People attempting to get the vaccines say they have struggled to understand eligibility requirements, book appointments, process insurance claims, battle misinformation from pharmacists and obtain prescriptions from their doctors in some states. Such …

“Measles and Polio Down in the Schoolyard” is a perfect musical critique of RFK, Jr.  Boing Boing Source link

Democratic governors build vaccine firewall against RFK Jr.  Politico Vaccine access? Reproductive rights? Just divide America up already. | Opinion  USA Today Blue states mount vaccine defense against RFK Jr.  Axios State vaccine policies get partisan as RFK Jr. stirs skepticism  The Hill Harrop: Blue U.S. starts to separate  The Columbian Source link

The hepatitis B vaccine has emerged as the latest flashpoint as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to cast doubt on the safety of vaccines. The vaccine is routinely given to babies shortly after birth because hepatitis B — an incurable infection that can lead to liver disease, cancer and death — can be transmitted from mother to child …

The Trump administration released its latest report Tuesday on how to “Make America Healthy Again,” the second installment of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s strategy to combat chronic disease among children. While this report amplified calls to address long-standing environmental and behavioral practices that harm kids, experts said it was slim on details about how to turn policy priorities …

On Tuesday, Aaron Siri, personal lawyer and close adviser to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., presented his “smoking gun” at a Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations hearing on vaccine science. Siri, who has represented Kennedy in multiple lawsuits against federal health agencies and reportedly helped interview candidates for Department of Health and Human Services positions, unveiled a study riddled with the …

Trump is keeping RFK Jr. in his tent and on a leash  Politico RFK Jr. Releases Childhood Health Report  The New York Times ‘Make Our Children Healthy Again’: How RFK Jr. plans to do it  CNN The MAHA plan for healthier kids includes 128 ideas, but few details  NPR The New MAHA Report Lacks Teeth, Experts Say  Time Magazine Source link

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration directed the nation’s public health and environmental agencies to prioritize investigations into vaccine injuries, prescription drug use and autism’s causes in its latest “Make America Healthy Again” report released Tuesday. The 20-page report, overseen by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., echoes many of the talking points Kennedy and those in …

WASHINGTON — A long-awaited follow-up to the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” report released Tuesday aims to outline steps to improve kids’ health — calling for better nutrition, more exercise, and a review of vaccines and drugs — but is light on specifics and stops short of cracking down on pesticides and ultra-processed foods. The second installment of the …

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he wants all health research stakeholders to commit to a “gold standard” when it comes to scientific research, including testing all new vaccines against a placebo before the Food and Drug Administration can approve them. “Our commitment is clear: every innovation in vaccine development must be grounded in gold …